FCA regulated online brokerage group CMC Markets Plc (LON:CMCX) has expanded its product portfolio with the launch of Knock-Out CFDs in Germany and Austria. Clients will be able to trade Knock-Outs in an easy and customisable way via the Next Generation platform. A Knock-Out CFD is a popular limited-risk form of derivative trading which enables a…
Read moreThe Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission ( CySEC) has informed the Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs) about the following: According to the Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Law CIFs are obliged to be members of, and contribute to, the Investors Compensation Fund (ICF). By now for capital adequacy purposes, the ICF contribution has been categorised as an…
Read moreBoston Ivy domain registry today announces its partnership with Sedo.com, the world's largest domain marketplace and monetization provider, for an upcoming auction of premium domain names. The online auction, which will run from October 27 until November 3, 2016, will mostly feature financial domain names, reflecting four of Boston Ivy's six Top Level Domains - .markets,…
Read moreBusiness information giant Thomson Reuters Corp (NYSE:TRI) and AIM Software have announced the release of an upgraded and fully standardized adapter that allows buy-side firms to connect DataScope Select pricing and reference data with AIM Software’s enterprise data management (EDM) platform, GAIN. The innovative solution allows investment managers, asset managers and asset servicing firms who use…
Read moreThe Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK) and Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited (HKSCC), wholly-owned subsidiaries of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), have signed an agreement (the Four-party Agreement) today with the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) and China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited (ChinaClear) for the establishment of Shenzhen-Hong Kong…
Read moreLeapRate has learned from regulatory filings made in the UK that London-based investment management firm Miton Group plc has taken a 5.3% stake in payments services and technologies provider SafeCharge International Group Ltd (LON:SCH). Miton Group currently owns 8,058,577 SafeCharge shares, worth £17.7 million. Miton now becomes the second largest shareholder in SafeCharge after controlling shareholder…
Read moreThinkMarkets, a global multi-asset brokerage, have collaborated with VertexFX Cloud, the trading platform developed by Hybrid Solutions, to offer wider access to ThinkMarkets’ liquidity platform. The move comes as part of ThinkMarkets’ drive to become an agnostic platform liquidity provider. The agreement allows ThinkMarkets to offer traders VertexFX Cloud, a fully functional cloud-based trading platform…
Read moreThe UK Financial Conduct Authority has put out details of the cloned firm Swiss Partners AG. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics to…
Read moreAvelacom, a global network service provider, has announced that has entered into a new partnership with Dubai Gold & Commodity Exchange (DGCX). The partnership expands options for financial services industry to speed up their trading and identify new arbitrage trading opportunities across key financial and commodity derivatives markets. Avelacom will provide DGCX members with added…
Read moreUK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against the firm Apex UK Loan. Apex UK Loan is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated activities…
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